Williams Hunger Action Project drives world hunger awareness
Sophomore Mark Niedergang leads WHAP at Williams College, forming a campus movement since February. WHAP has hosted lectures, a radio debate, and a cross-disciplinary panel, earning college support and shaping proposals for an official hunger policy. Local notices include Pownal firehouse and library schedules, plus a gymnastics show recap.
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Chapin
Williamstown
Mass
Williams College
Mark Niedergang
Williams Hunger Action Project
WHAP
Niedergang
William Sloan Coffin Jr
Yale
Reading
Boston
Williams
Pownal community events span gymnastics fire and WHAP plans
The report details a Pownal gymnastics program with performances by the Pownal team and individual tumbling by students including Debbie Johanson and Lori Taylor. A mobile home fire at Cherry Court Trailer Park caused minor damage and is considered suspicious. WHAP at Williams College endorses one beerless day weekly and a vegetarianFriday menu, funding a spring budget, plus Easter activities led by professor William Moomaw. A WHAP debate on world hunger features Gordon Winston and Niedergang discussing development and food aid. WHAP plans Food Day on April 27 with a speaker, dance, and fast. contact Mark Niedergang for details.
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Debbie Johanson
Sue Whitman
Lori Taylor
Jessica Tornabene
Kelly Paradise
Mrs. Shaver
Sue Goodrum
Sheila Matheson
Sue Brown
Cindy Garrison
Kim Hamilton
Tammy Smith
Cory Lawson
Debbie Shaver
Wendy Tifft
Pam Taylor
Linda Jauch
Gary Lamoureaux
Peter Dolar
Susan Goodrum
Lamoureaux
Pownal
Cherry Court
Gail Buss
John Davis
Williams College Council
Niedergang
William Moomaw
Moomaw
WCFM
Gordon Winston
Winston
India
Pakistan
America
U.S
Williams
Mark Niedergang
Sewall House
Manchester Chamber petitions PSB over CVPS rate hikes
The Manchester Area Chamber of Commerce sent 1064 petitions and a strong letter to the Public Service Board protesting Central Vermont Public Service Corp rate increases and billing procedures. John Hawkins, chamber president, urges investigation and a PSB report back to the local chamber on actions taken to address public concern and explanations of new charges.
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Manchester
Manchester Area
John Hawkins
Chamber
PSB
Central
Vermont Public Service
CVPS
Public Utilities Board
Central Vermont Public Service
Utilities Board
Two Accidents in Manchester Injure Arlington Youths
Two-car crash on Routes 11 and 30 in Manchester Depot sent Robert Phillips 17 Arlington and Leroy Stone 16 Arlington to Putnam Memorial Hospital with injuries. Cindy Stratton 15 Arlington was treated and released. Sandra Stratton 12 Arlington unharmed. Police say Phillips car total loss. Stone car heavily damaged. A second collision at Ways Lane and West Road involved Katherine Boyce 59 Huntington Conn and David Campbell 58 Fall Creek Penn with no injuries.
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Manchester
Arlington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Bennington
Robert Phillips
Leroy Stone
Stone
Highland Avenue
Putnam
Cindy Stratton
Phillips
Sandra Stratton
Ways Lane
West Road
Katherine E. Boyce
Huntington
Conn
David A. Campbell
Fall Creek
Penn
Sunderland School Break-In Reported by Police
State police Corporal Glen Hall investigated a weekend break-in at Sunderland Elementary after a 7 30 a m call from Principal Aaron Lundy. A window in the kindergarten room was smashed and desks pried, but only a stopwatch was reported stolen. Obscene words appeared on blackboards, with glass spray five feet from the window suggesting a forceful entry.
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Sunderland
Glen Hall
Shaftsbury Barracks
Aaron Lundy
Lundy
Hall
Arlington Community Calendar Highlights and Local Notices
Arlington schedules weekly meetings from Monday through Saturday at various venues including the high school and Legion rooms. Easter weekend school dismissal, kindergarten registration days, and health screenings are noted, plus church Holy Week services. Community groups report student drives, Girl Scout activities, and local volunteer efforts with names, contact numbers, and locations.
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Arlington Recreation and Park Commission
St. Margaret Mary’s Hall
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Rooms
Arlington Fire Co
Fire House
East Arlington
Arlington Lions Club
Arlington
Battenhill Grange
Grange Hall
West Arlington
Battenkill Grange Names Contest Committee and Events
Battenkill Grange met March 19 with Youth Chairman Steven Matteson reporting 116 Betty Crocker Coupon points sent to the Grange Center. Contests set for May 7 for Granger of the Year and April 2 for baking and blue bird house. Hospital notices list Mrs Ethel Lemberg and Mrs Viola Cooledge in Putnam Memorial Hospital. Blood drive March 26 in Arlington from 1 to 6 p.m. Randy Novotny and Deborah Matteson named as talent and Agriculture Queen with Mike Haynes as escort.
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Battenkill Grange
Steven Matteson
Betty Crocker
Grange Center
Doris Wright
Mabel Crofut
Helen Whitman
Camp Thorpe
Ethel Lemberg
Viola Cooledge
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Arlington
Randy Novotny
Battenkill
Deborah Matteson
Mike Haynes
Matteson
Palace Hotel Robbery in Manchester
Police report a break in at the Palace Hotel offices in Manchester occurred between 4 and 9 am Sunday. $1,776 in cash, from two nights receipts, was stolen after the office door lock was forced and the desk drawer jimmied. No employees were on duty at the time. investigators have not yet determined how many people were involved.
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Manchester
Palace
Dorset Plans Hearing for Barrows House Site Changes
Dorset Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Adjustment schedule a joint public hearing on March 27 at 8 p.m. in the town office. Charles J. Schubert seeks approval to relocate and reconstruct a garage for a garage, ski shop, sauna and two new housekeeping apartments, with an extension to include two outdoor tennis courts and a sauna. Dog licenses due by April 1. rabies certificate required. Also notes play and workshop events at Dorset Playhouse and Burr and Burton Seminary, plus community meetings and Easter services.
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Dorset Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Adjustment
Charles J. Schubert
Barrows House
Dorset Village Commercial
East
Dorset
Al-Anon
Dorset United Church
Selectmen
Cabinet
Women’s Fellowship
Dorset Planning Commission
Zoning Board of Adjustment
East Dorset
Boy Scouts
Old Quarry
Danby Mountain
Lester Tufts
Danby Congregational Church
Danby
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Solomon Wright
East Pownal
Jean Shaver
Jean Taylor
Melissa McKune
Jimmy Winchester
Howard Armstrong
Jessica Tornabone
Taconic Grange
Shaftsbury
Jessie Peters
Theresa Wood
Ernie
Nora Coonradt
The
Pamela Blakeman
Peter Cottontail
Cherie Zeh
Kim
Kenny Held
Sunderland School
Gem
Monument Plaza Shopping Center
Scotties
Walker
the Bookstore
Bennington College
Nicholas Delbanco
Rush Welter
Helene Thompson
Edith Smith
Mary Burton- Beinecke
Federated Church
Bailey Hall
Walter Crawford
Lyle Salters
Beinecke
Arlington Community House
Fisher School
Arlington Nursing Association
AMHS
Jeannie Gawlik
Joanne Sargood
Dawn Sheldon
Anna Bevins
Erin Lloyd
Betty McDermott
Scott
Dawn
Betty
Anna
Ellery Lawrence
Beasley
Harold
Javery
Ernest H. Javery
Alan H
South Street
Vermont
Johnson State College
Dorset Playhouse
Burr and Burton Seminary
BBS Dance Workshop
Dorset Players
BBS Dance
Tabby
George Glanzberg
Thetford
Gibson
John
Abigail Adams
Harvey
Dorset Public
Haynes & Kane, Inc
REL
FDIC
Gray Ladies Blood Bank
Hanson
Walbridge
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